Confederate Converted M1819 Hall Rifle Stickers/Magnet

This is an extremely rare Confederate rifle made from 1862-1863 by the firm of Read and Watson in Danville, Virginia, by altering a .52 caliber Hall M1819 breechloading rifle to a percussion muzzle-loader. Virginia had acquired 1,000 of these rifles from 1836 to 1838 (and an equal number of carbines) from the U.S. government under the terms of the 1808 militia act. Existing payment vouchers from May 1862 to September 1863 show the state paid Read and Watson for converting roughly 900-1,000 Halls. Most were apparently the rifles.

The conversion re-used parts salvaged from the original guns, but involved removing the breechblock and cutting the frame supports to insert a new brass receiver mounting a vent, nipple in a flash-shield, and a centrally hung percussion hammer. This necessitated a new stock, but in addition to re-using the iron mounts of the gun, Read and Watson also re-used the upper half of the forestock, splicing it to their new stock with an iron staple hidden behind the remounted barrel band.

Historical background on the M1819 Hall Rifle can be found here. 

Each purchase comes with one sticker or one magnet.